S06.E14: The Night Before the Wedding

[chitowngirl]

The night before Kate's wedding, Kevin's love life takes an unexpected turn.

[ProudMary]

According to Entertainment Weekly, the wedding singer's name is Arielle. There's also a two minute video clip from tonight's episode in the article.

This Is Us wedding sneak peek

[CrystalBlue]

17 hours ago, ProudMary said:

According to Entertainment Weekly, the wedding singer's name is Arielle. There's also a two minute video clip from tonight's episode in the article.

This Is Us wedding sneak peek

That was a fast two minutes.  The clip said 01:23 when I clicked and watched it.  I won't spoil the surprise for anyone about where this is going. 😃

[SunnyBeBe]

That’s a pretty little yellow car!

[BuckeyeLou]

Uh=Oh! This tidbit is interesting!

[SunnyBeBe]

Glad people have clean undies. Lol

[Jax7917]

I kind of want Sophie and Kevin to end up together because I’m a sucker for nostalgia but the two actors have no chemistry.
It’s kind of a shit or get off the pot already situation . They’ve been trying to make this work for decades and it just hasn’t ( not Sophie’s fault .) But I think it’s becoming too much . 

[nexxie]

I actually liked Kevin with Madison - til he blew it.

[chitowngirl]

2 minutes ago, nexxie said:

I actually liked Kevin with Madison - til he blew it.

I don’t think he blew it-he just realized and admitted he didn’t love her. She knew it.

[Tango64]

Well, that was pointless. A whole episode for that?

[Spartan Girl]

Suffice to say, we’ve all seen this coming for years.

 

Also, real nice upstaging your sister at her own wedding reception, you ass!

Edited April 27, 2022 by Spartan Girl

[SunnyBeBe]

I like this version better.  Great song though, 

 

 

[CleoCaesar]

Kevin and Sophie have always had A+ chemistry in my book, the best Kevin/Justin Hartley has with any romantic pairing. So I'm happy they're finally together. Key word being finally.

The only mystery I want solved is the foundation Alexandra Breckenridge uses. That is some glowing skin.

[ams1001]

From the previouslies: The wedding singer is Philip's friend, not just a hired wedding vendor. Didn't catch that in the last episode. Guess that makes sense, he works in music education he's got musical friends.

"I like to brush up on my Pearson trivia before, y'know, marrying one of them"

"Manny say slut!" 

So on top of a 12-hour wedding day, there's a big fancy party the night before.

Philip's cringy cousin is "Hugh Grant's opposite." 😄

Didn't ten-year-old Frannie in the flash forward have red hair?

"This Is Us will be back in exactly one minute" does not give me enough time to make a root beer float, NBC. Commercial breaks are for peeing or getting snacks; that is not long enough.

Did you know there's a French Paris?

"Stop talking about balls."

"...and you were a vapid, idiotic mess." "Thank you."

I agree with Randall that the world is freakin' insane.

"You don't get to give a speech this time, it's my turn." Gotta love it when a Pearson speech gets shut down before it gets going.

The applause at the kiss was a bit much. 🙄

Finally, we get Miguel's story next week.

[gonzosgirrl]

I'm happy. 

[Eureka]

I had high hopes for this one but it was mostly boring. Nicky was funny though.

[Tango64]

Okay, have to be honest and say my previous comment was posted just their final scene with the Valentine. I’m a sap sometimes. 

[BuckeyeLou]

LOL at Uncle Nicky & his ice bucket, trying to tell Kevin what was going to happen :)

[ItCouldBeWorse]

Now I understand why Sophie was wearing boots with her gown.  That kind of bothered me last week.

Edited April 28, 2022 by ItCouldBeWorse

[VanillaBear85]

Waste of an episode. Total filler and didn't need a whole episode. 

Looking forward to Miguel's episode next week. 

[ByaNose]

Soooooooo good. I wanted that payoff. I needed that payoff. I know it’s only a a tv show but I needed it. I guess my life is rather pathetic but I’m okay with that.

[Blackie]

Ok I'm a sucker for Justin Hartley/Kevin/Sophie.  Total sap, but I went all in.

 

eta: just yesterday I was cleaning out some books and I found a poem from almost 30 years ago that my now husband had a man he met at a bar write for me 😀😄  maybe that is why I am in a sappy mood

Edited April 27, 2022 by Blackie
eta, clarity

[nilyank]

Dull. Sophie at all ages has been dull.

I don't care and the show really laid it thick with the Valentine card that Kevin has been carrying around for over 40 years.

Next week is actually going to be a tearjearker. Oh Miguel.

Edited April 27, 2022 by nilyank

[tennisgurl]

Honestly, I’m just happy that we don’t have to watch another Pearson get together with some rando we know nothing about as their endgame. I’ve been been unsure about Sophie/Kevin, but I’m alright with this. They really do have great chemistry. More importantly, Miguel episode coming up!

Edited April 27, 2022 by tennisgurl

[BuckeyeLou]

2 minutes ago, ByaNose said:

Soooooooo good. I wanted that payoff. I needed that payoff. I know it’s only a a tv show but I needed it. I guess my life is rather pathetic but I’m okay with that.

I admit I cried when Kevin pulled that childhood Valentine out of his wallet

[LexieLily]

Kevin/Sophie doesn't feel earned to me. Sophie pushed Kevin away in the hotel room because of shampoo and him wanting her to be who she was back then, and then her speech at the end made it sound like she's been holding college-aged Kevin's behavior against him for decades and only now that he's 'grown up' will she entertain the idea of being with her again. They tried to show all of these connections like the Valentines and the phone calls to show they'd been thinking about each other for years when we never saw evidence of any connection since she called him the night before his non-wedding to Madison. Awfully convenient that she and her husband divorced somewhere between the engagement party and now. The framing of the episode made it seem like Kevin didn't so much want Sophie as much as he didn't want to be alone. He tried to get with Cassidy the same night after Sophie rejected him.

And everyone crowded around clapping at the Kevin/Sophie kiss? Please. When did Randall become such a Kevin/Sophie fan?

Good to know that Big Three Homes is doing well, though!

Edited April 27, 2022 by LexieLily

[debraran]

I’m glad they had them discuss the past and that they moved too fast at first. I also loved how they had Rebecca’s memory refresh theirs and Randall of course being Randall helped a bit too. Sophie had to be scared with Kevin’s past but he only ever loved her and when Justin said that they only had Kevin love only one woman for over 30 years, who else could he end up with? He had the child’s love, the teen love, the young adult immature love and finally the mature love that Rebecca said would be hard to wait for, but would be worth it.  I don’t get why the singer was needed or Nickys ice but I’ll erase that ;) 

[ByaNose]

2 minutes ago, nilyank said:

Dull. Sophie at all ages has been dull.

I don't care and the show really laid it thick with the Valentine card that Kevin has been carrying around for over 40 years.

Next week is actually going to be a tearjearker. Oh Miguel.

How dare you! LOL!!!! I’m too easy for this stuff. I love Sophie. Actually, I think I love the actress here and on Virgin River. I guess I’m soft. 

[DoubleUTeeEff]

I want Cassidy's pajamas.

I admit that I'm not the biggest sportsball fan but Randall's Buffalo Bill's Super Bowl Champion sweatshirts metaphor totally lost me.

Nicky in his bathrobe getting ice was adorable. I thought for sure that Kevin and Cassidy had dirty minds and Nicky was going to tell them that he was just making Edie's favorite drink or something.

I guess that about sums up my interest in who Kevin ended up with. I will say if you forced me to pick between Cassidy and Sophie, I would pick Sophie just because I like Cassidy so much. I don't want her Pearsoned.

Was the comment about Cassidy wanting to wash off her make up a response to the viewer's comments about her? I see you, show.

Also, Sophie and Kevin should just try dating first if they don't want to end up in the past again. And, when the whole family cheered at their kiss, I was like, no pressure.

I wonder how Madison and everyone who dated Kevin felt about Kevin keeping a valentine for Sophie in his wallet?

Edited April 27, 2022 by DoubleUTeeEff

[ByaNose]

BTW! I love Uncle Nicky and his relationship with Kevin. That said, why has the show kept him apart from Randall & Kate? Is it storyline dictated as in Randall & Kate can’t deal with the memory of Jack with Uncle Nicky? Just curious. 

[brokenwing29]

We saw how Kevin and Sophie met and that wasn't it (plus, they were a few years older). I didn't feel it was earned (as someone else commented) with this rewrite. And they can't love who each other are "now" because they have no idea who that is - they just pulled Sophie out of thin air after umpteen episodes. She and Kevin didn't even keep in touch enough to know that she was divorced. 

[greekmom]

10 minutes ago, VanillaBear85 said:

Waste of an episode. Total filler and didn't need a whole episode. 

 

Right? They could have cut it down by 15 mins and given us a flash forward of Kevin/Sophie in the future. 

[nilyank]

1 minute ago, LexieLily said:

Kevin/Sophie doesn't quite feel earned to me. Sophie pushed Kevin away in the hotel room because of shampoo and him wanting her to be who she was back then, and then her speech at the end made it sound like she's been holding college-aged Kevin's behavior against him for decades and only now that he's 'grown up' will she entertain the idea of being with her again. They tried to show all of these connections like the Valentines and the phone calls to show they'd been thinking about each other for years when we never saw evidence of any connection since she called him the night before his non-wedding to Madison. Awfully convenient that she and her husband divorced somewhere between the engagement party and now. 

And everyone crowded around clapping at the Kevin/Sophie kiss? Please. When did Randall become such a Kevin/Sophie fan?

It felt unearned to me because the majority of all Sophie scenes/flashbacks have been exclusively with Kevin. They barely showed her so-called friendship with Kate. Randall grew up with Sophie but she was Kevin's friend if we went by what the show gave us. What This is Us has shown us that Kevin melted whenever he looked at Sophie (I don't know why since she is dull), so Randall knew that Kevin wanted Sophie, so he support that.

[HelenCrump]

8 minutes ago, BuckeyeLou said:

I admit I cried when Kevin pulled that childhood Valentine out of his wallet

That was the moment that got me too.    I evidently am ridiculously invested in this show, because I'm so happy at the Sophie and Kevin resolution.

[MissT]

1 minute ago, greekmom said:

Right? They could have cut it down by 15 mins and given us a flash forward of Kevin/Sophie in the future. 

Totally agree!  I thought the same thing. 

[BuckeyeLou]

9 minutes ago, ByaNose said:

How dare you! LOL!!!! I’m too easy for this stuff. I love Sophie. Actually, I think I love the actress here and on Virgin River. I guess I’m soft. 

I love Alexandra on Virgin River & she has some real chemistry with that actor too!

[Quickbeam]

I’m good with Sophie/Kevin but it will break Jack’s heart in Virgin River! But I could get behind polyamory, I really could. 

[LexieLily]

3 minutes ago, brokenwing29 said:

We saw how Kevin and Sophie met and that wasn't it (plus, they were a few years older). I didn't feel it was earned (as someone else commented) with this rewrite. And they can't love who each other are "now" because they have no idea who that is - they just pulled Sophie out of thin air after umpteen episodes. She and Kevin didn't even keep in touch enough to know that she was divorced. 

Kevin/Sophie met because of Kate, didn't they? Little Sophie was Little Kate's friend.

[Quickbeam]

 

This is the Kevin win I’ve been waiting years for. I also loved the montage of various aged children walking hand in hand.

Edited April 27, 2022 by Quickbeam
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[Ohiopirate02]

So much of this episode and the marketing around it was a waste.  There was no need to drag this out and introduce a new character just for Kevin and Sophie to get back together.  And Kevin's proposition to Cassidy was unnecessary.  If they are friends,  why not have Kevin confide in Cassidy instead?  

I will give credit to Justin Hartley, Alexandra Breckinridge, and Mandy Moore for giving convincing performances to make up for the bad plotting.  This was never my preferred ship, but the actors do make it work.

[Gemma Violet]

10 minutes ago, BuckeyeLou said:

I admit I cried when Kevin pulled that childhood Valentine out of his wallet

That got to me.  I have a soft spot for things being kept in wallets.  My uncle and his wife were married only a few years (in the 1940s).  He became an alcoholic and she couldn't take it since he'd go out to the bar each night.  And so she divorced him.  He never remarried.  When he passed away, my mother (his sister) was going through his things and she found in his wallet a picture of his ex-wife.  He had kept it in his wallet for over 40 years.  

[Johnny Dollar]

As someone who has hated much of this season, and was going to dump on the show for the stupid way Kevin and Sophie broke up over shampoo smells, and was prepared to rail against the ridiculousness of a six year old keeping a Valentines card for a girl he literally just met, let alone keeping it in his wallet for over forty years, it was a very satisfying ending to their story. Well done, show!

[stonehaven]

I liked this episode...and am okay with him winding up with Sophie. Although, her being mean to Kate when they were kids still leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Still, close up shots of Justin was nice to fill an hour. 

Randall's whole Buffalo Bills speech was hilarilous as I swear there's a writer that threw it in to shade Buffalo fans.

Other than that, Miguel is next week....and THAT's the one I'm looking forward to....

[BoogieBurns]

23 minutes ago, BuckeyeLou said:

LOL at Uncle Nicky & his ice bucket, trying to tell Kevin what was going to happen :)

He said "don't you do that to me" hahaha

[OhSarah69]

I’m trying to enjoy every minute of this show so will sit through some irritating scenes if I have to.  I did enjoy Nicky with the ice bucket trying to put horrible images into Kevin’s head, LOL.  I do wonder, as someone upthread just asked, why Nicky hasn’t interacted much with Randall or Kate since he’s seemingly become besties with Kevin.

I was kind of hoping all the hints in Kevin’s room with the pink bra and the shawl and the poetry on napkins and all that would end up being red herrings, and that Kevin ended up alone (I mean, not forever, just that night).  He and Cassidy wouldn’t have lasted long as romantic partners - I think they’re great as friends and coworkers.  To me, their baggage would always be front & centre in a romantic relationship - who needs that drama? (I mean, we all go into relationships with some baggage, but we’re talking Pearson-caliber baggage). And I’m glad he didn’t end up with that dippy wedding singer - not a fan.  And a terrible singer if you ask me! .  And finally, I don’t buy that Sophie and Kevin have been pining for each other for 20+ years, I’m sorry, I just don’t.  That kiss and everyone clapping in the background was dumb.

Question - when Little Kevin wrote Sophie’s name on that Valentine card, did he never give it to her?  If he did give it to her, presumably she would have kept it, for awhile at least (not 35 years!), so how would Kevin have it?  Or did he write it but not give it to her, explaining why he would still have it in his possession?  The mind boggles.

[buttersister]

Ok, right before the last commercial, I thought it'd be good if the final scene was in Nicky's and Edie's hotel room. But I ended up feeling quite sentimental over Kevin and Sophie. I think it was the Neil Young song!

Justin should wear blue all the time.

[BoogieBurns]

9 minutes ago, stonehaven said:

Although, her being mean to Kate when they were kids still leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

I thought the bully at the pool was Sofie, purposely spelled different. She signed her lil name. I figured there were 2 Sophie/Sofies in their class 

It said will you be my valentine, yes/no

Once he got her answer on the card, he took it back because she answered the question. That was my assumption

[Blakeston]

Randall's Buffalo Bills story that had no point beyond "life is crazy, but your relationship isn't" is some of the worst writing I've ever seen on this show.

I think someone high up on the writing staff must have heard about those shirts years ago, and gotten a laugh from it, and decided, "This HAS to go in the show somewhere! Who cares if it makes any sense?"

[Quiet1]

7 minutes ago, OhSarah69 said:

 

Question - when Little Kevin wrote Sophie’s name on that Valentine card, did he never give it to her?  If he did give it to her, presumably she would have kept it, for awhile at least (not 35 years!), so how would Kevin have it?  Or did he write it but not give it to her, explaining why he would still have it in his possession?  The mind boggles.

They were married for years. She walked out on him when he told her that he cheated on her. So he could have kept some things at that time that he didn't want to throw away. 

[CleoCaesar]

A good point from a Redditor:

Quote

Sophie: Can we love each other for the people we are now and not the people we were decades ago?

Kevin: Sure! Here’s a Valentines card I saved from when we were 5 years old!

 

Edited April 27, 2022 by CleoCaesar